Mycobacterium phage Hachiko
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| Detailed Information for Phage Hachiko | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Anna Krcelich |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Saint Joseph's University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.993201 N, 75.240705 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil collection site has frequent foot traffic, along with cars passing by. It is near a rose bush and has grass around it; which is next to a street. During isolation the bacteria host that was used was infected so trials were pushed back since the HTL titer had to be repeated 4 times. |
| Naming Notes | It originates from the show Nana where the two main characters are both named Nana and they meet on a train going to Tokyo. In the show they create a nickname for Nana (Hachiko) in order to differ the two when they are with their friends. Hachi is a naive girl trying to navigate her career and love life, whilst also being The Black Stones biggest supporter. Throughout the show she struggles with her relationships and keeping jobs, making it hard for her to pay rent. As she figures out |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | University of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were slightly cloudy and were 3mm in size |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
